4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[hils78]

My chickens are really quite odd in that they are quite happy staying in their coop even though their door is open from as soon as I'm up till dark. I am in all day long & the neighbour is too & we both keep an eye on the chooks. Even my Merrydale crested is quite happy gazing at the world from their coop. The set up I have is a big hutch that has been modified (5ft x2ftx2ft) so the small mesh door end is opened but they just sit there! My garden is chicken proof & I'm desperate for them to start sorting out the snails & slugs....what do I do? or is this a blessing in disguise?!

[Egluntyne]

Why not boot them out and close the door for a couple of hours, with you in supervision.

 

Once they have tasted freedom, they might be a bit braver.

[Omletina Kyckling]

My two new crested girls won't come out of the Eglu unless I boot them out and close the door as Egluntine suggested! I've been doing this for a few hours each day otherwise I was concerned they weren't getting food and water! My original Omlet girls were far braver when they first came.

 

Diane